The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Wednesday directed all distribution platform operators (DPOs) and local cable operators (LCOs) to provide LCN data of Mandatory channels to the domestic distribution wing of Prasar Bharati or the staff of Prasar Bharati field establishment on a fortnightly basis.The Ministry under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 so far notified 25 Doordarshan channels, Sansad TV – SD, and Sansad TV – HD channels to be mandatorily carried on their cable television networks by every cable operator. The Ministry recently issued a Gazette notification to make amendments in section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 to replace serial numbers 23 and 24 and the entries relating thereto with Sansad TV SD and Sansad TV HD.
The Ministry subsequently issued an advisory on changing the names of the existing Lok Sabha Television Channel and Rajya Sabha Television Channel. All DPOs/LCOs are advised to provide LCN data of Mandatory channels to Domestic Distribution wing of Prasar Bharati/ Staff of Prasar Bharati field establishment on fortnightly basis,” said MIB in its advisory.
